"Then why does it have to..." Lu Xuan originally wanted to ask why the Beast God would give itself a fatal weakness. Little White, standing to the side, answered for Linglong.
"Because the Beast God wanted to be with Linglong, but Linglong was already dead. So, the only way for him to be with Linglong was to merge with her body. That way, they would be together forever."
Linglong, who was standing to the side, sighed softly.
"That's true."
Lu Xuan: "..." He should have thought of this reason, but he had been so focused on cultivation for the past few centuries that he hadn't really flirted with girls. Gu Er was a step slow in this regard.
"To kill the Beast God, you must use the Eight Fiends Profound Fire Formation. You will also need to find the Profound Fire Mirror I left behind, as well as the Eight Fiends Profound Fire Formation set up at the old site of the Witch Clan. With your cultivation level, activating this Eight Fiends Profound Fire Formation should not be difficult. At that time, the Beast God will be completely killed."
"...The ruins of the Witch Clan are long gone, and the Xuanhuo Mirror has also been lost. However, I have a clue about the latter, and I should be able to get it soon. But there's no way to get the Eight Fiends Xuanhuo Formation."
“Fellow Daoist, there’s no need to worry. I can give you the complete inheritance of the Eight Fiends Profound Fire Formation. However, I am currently just a wisp of a remnant soul, so I’m afraid I can’t be of any other help.”
Linglong's shadow gradually became transparent and finally disappeared completely. Black Tiger, who had remained silent until now, finally couldn't hold back any longer.
"Your Majesty, please don't leave. Immortal, I beg you, let me see Your Majesty one more time... I beg you..."
Black Tiger was extremely agitated, even kneeling down and kowtowing.
“Linglong’s soul was already damaged, and a thousand years have passed. If I forcibly use the moonlight to summon her, she will truly die completely.”
Black Tiger remained silent.
Lu Xuan and Xiao Bai also left the cave.
However, just as he left the cave, a foul stench hit him. Lu Xuan's expression changed slightly, and he raised his left hand. A semi-transparent Taoist Yin-Yang symbol appeared in front of him, steadily blocking the enormous creature before him.
It was the Taotie they had seen not long ago. And not far ahead, a half-human, half-ghost figure dressed in black robes was staring intently at them.
"Who are you people, daring to trespass here?"
Faced with the other party's questioning, Lu Xuan responded calmly.
"As far as I know, this isn't your territory, is it? We were just having a pleasant chat with the host inside. Why does it feel like you're going to eat us alive here?"
"Master, you've seen the unregistered man? That's impossible, he wouldn't even see me... Wait, you've seen the Empress? How is that possible, the Empress is already dead?"
"If you didn't die, how could a priestess of Linglong's caliber possibly die?"
"...Whether Your Majesty is still alive or not, no one can stop me. So, go to hell."
Hei Mu abruptly threw off his black robe, revealing a body that defied description. It wasn't human, nor was it the mummified corpse or skeleton Lu Xuan had imagined. Beneath the black robe was a fleshy body. However, it wasn't a human body, but rather a jumble of twisted, piled-up pieces of flesh, barely cobbled together.
"What is this? A ghost, or a demon?" Lu Xuan couldn't help but retort.
"Heh, this is just a temporary body. Once I'm resurrected, I'll be able to obtain a perfect human body. The kind that's immortal. Back then, the Empress led us in our quest for immortality. But just when immortality was within our grasp, she betrayed us."
"She was wrong. What I need to do now is to finish the path she didn't complete. I will attain true immortality and show the Empress."
Lu Xuan didn't actually care about any of this. But Hei Mu shouted like a madman. Perhaps he couldn't fully believe these things himself, and could only shout them out to deceive himself, or to hide his inner fear.
"For those who cultivate, seeking longevity is not a problem. Not seeking longevity is the real issue. However, if the wrong method is used, then it's wrong. If you want longevity, you can diligently cultivate. Search for rare and precious treasures, learn secret methods for prolonging life, or refine life-extending ammunition; there are countless methods to choose from. Although most of them don't lead to the end, that is the true pursuit of longevity. But you are different; you are just making excuses for your mistakes."
Think about what the Beast God did? It nearly destroyed your tribe. Linglong didn't betray you; she realized her mistakes and atoneed with her life. And you, you were simply afraid of death.
"Shut up!" The twisted chunks of flesh on Heimu's body suddenly exploded. Countless colorful flying insects flew out from the shattered flesh. In an instant, a cloud of insect mist, resembling a poisonous miasma, was formed. At the same time, the Taotie that had been lurking around charged forward again.
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Chapter 451 A Battle of Magic with a Bizarre Art Style
As the gluttonous beast's gaping maw opened, Lu Xuan could even feel his own flesh trembling. This thing seemed to have some kind of restraining effect on all flesh and blood.
At the same time, a ghostly blue flame ignited in the withered-wood-like staff in Kuroki's hand. He also rapidly chanted some strange incantation. Xiaobai, caught in the battle, felt dizzy and disoriented, as if his soul was struggling to escape.
The opponent was undoubtedly using an ancient witch clan secret technique, an attack targeting the soul. This is actually very rare in the cultivation world of the Jade Dynasty.
However, for Lu Xuan, a Daoist cultivator with experience accumulated over several worlds, it wasn't unmanageable. Long ago, Lu Xuan had consciously used various Daoist secret techniques to temper his soul. In fact, he could withstand it even if he simply endured it. But Xiao Bai, standing beside him, was a different story.
Although she appeared unharmed after being imprisoned for three hundred years, the torment and confinement had severely damaged her soul. Previously, her powerful cultivation had prevented any discrepancies, but now, subjected to this attack on her soul, her weaknesses were immediately exposed.
Lu Xuan glanced at Xiao Bai's predicament, a flash of anger crossing his face. The Hei Mu before him was the kind of person obsessed with immortality. For immortality, he was willing to sacrifice the world for him. The key point was that deep down, he already knew that making a deal with the devil wouldn't grant true immortality. But he still deceived himself, pretending to believe that everything would have a good outcome.
Lightning began to crackle on Lu Xuan's hands. This caused Hei Mu's expression to change drastically. His dark magic was actually most afraid of lightning.
The witchcraft of Southern Xinjiang originated from the worship of heaven and earth, as well as ancestors. Wind, fire, thunder, and lightning were all once objects of their worship. Therefore, the power of heaven and earth has a very obvious restraining effect on the witchcraft of Southern Xinjiang. Among them, thunder magic is doubly restraining.
Hei Mu roared. His staff suddenly transformed into a jet-black venomous snake, seemingly attempting to interrupt Lu Xuan's spellcasting. However, lightning magic was Lu Xuan's innate technique, and it wasn't so easily interrupted.
Before the black snake could even touch Lu Xuan's wrist, it was struck by a bolt of lightning flashing from the void. A cloud of black mist surged from Heimu's hand, flowing along the venomous snake towards Lu Xuan. It collided with the lightning in mid-air, actually managing to forcefully block Lu Xuan's lightning magic.
Lu Xuan snorted coldly, intensifying the lightning in his hand once more, directly unleashing the Crimson Palace Lightning. The power of the Five Elements Yang Lightning was naturally incomparable to ordinary lightning techniques. Hei Mu's expression changed, and he immediately abandoned the scepter in his hand. At the same time, countless swarms of venomous insects around him condensed into a colorful poison ball in the air.
The Crimson Palace Lightning struck the poisonous ball. Countless poisonous insects fell to the ground. But to Lu Xuan's surprise, a small number of poisonous insects survived this attack and stubbornly charged forward despite the Crimson Palace Lightning.
Lu Xuan was genuinely surprised. This thing could actually evolve in the heat of battle. In an extremely short time, it had selected the poisonous insects that could resist the Crimson Palace Thunder. This method greatly intrigued Lu Xuan. However, he was currently engaged in fierce combat and couldn't think too much about other things. Although he was confident he could defeat Heimu, these Southern Border witchcrafts were incredibly strange and unpredictable, and he didn't want to be careless and fall victim to their tricks.
Seeing the swarm of poisonous insects approaching, Lu Xuan's lightning magic suddenly changed, transforming into Five Elements Yin Lightning Sunflower Water. Between Yin and Yang, all the poisonous insects turned to ashes.
Kuroki let out a painful roar. Clearly, the complete annihilation of the poisonous insects was not a pleasant experience for him either.
To Lu Xuan's astonishment, he actually used his right hand to pull off his own left arm. Lu Xuan could only sigh at how increasingly bizarre Hei Mu's fighting style was becoming.
He didn't intend to let the opponent use that strange witchcraft in a full-fledged battle. Lu Xuan directly unleashed a Crimson Palace Lightning Bolt, but to his surprise, the Blackwood actually withstood it. A strange thought flashed through Lu Xuan's mind, and then he unleashed another Sunflower Water Lightning Bolt.